Easter is always a great way to spend time with family and get away from cell phones and computers, but it needs to be planned out for the kids to keep them engaged.
Easter games are a great option and can make excellent Easter basket stuffers also.
A different option to hiding Easter eggs all over the yard, try hiding one big cache of eggs with a cluebased treasure hunt to find it. Kick the treasure hunt off by giving kids the first clue. Solving this will lead them to the location of the next written clue, which can be tucked inside a plastic Easter egg; continue with more clues until the stash of Easter eggs is located. The game can be tailored to kids’ ages and abilities.
An egg and spoon race involves balancing an egg on a spoon over a set distance, with the first person to cross the finish line winning the game. Kids and adults alike can join in, resulting in some healthy intergenerational rivalry.
The carrots in a basket game only requires an Easter basket for each team and pile of carrots for the Easter bunny. The simple aim is to throw the carrots into the basket without crossing a set mark. It might not be an elaborate game, but this makes it great for young children. When older kids want to get involved, set their mark farther from the basket so they don’t have an advantage.
Spice up the usual egg hunt by filling half the eggs with the usual candy or toys and the other half with written challenges. These challenges can be anything but keep them fun and relatively brief, and maybe even Easter-themed, such as “hop like a bunny” or “make the sound of a chick.”
For the scoop the jelly beansgame, get one bowl of jelly beans, one empty bowl and a spoon for each player. Give each player 30-60 seconds to move as many jelly beans as they can into the empty bowl using the spoon held in their mouth. Put the jelly beans collected from each player into a measuring cup and make note of the measurement before going to the next player.